Author: Australian Olives

27 Jan

Posted at 09:26h in OliveCare by

Composting: Composting animal manures and agricultural waste is not a new process, but is one which has regained focus around the world. This is because environmental issues are forcing the reduction of use of raw manure and we have rediscovered that there are good scientific...

02 Dec

Posted at 12:48h in OliveCare by

Useful Soils / Compost References The following is a list of useful references provided as background and preparation for the 2021 Healthy Soils & Productive Groves field days. Soils and soil moisture: Soil Health: http://vro.agriculture.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/soilhealth_home Soil health checklist: http://vro.agriculture.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/soilhealth_toolbox Managing for healthy soil (5 steps): http://vro.agriculture.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/soilhealth_toolbox_managing_soil ...

02 Dec

Posted at 11:22h in OliveCare by

NSW Food Authority: Requirements for NSW Food Businesses https://www.foodsafety.com.au/blog/nsw-food-authority-requirements-for-nsw-food-businesses Please check with your local government authority your food business classification and compliance requirements. There are essentially 2 groups of food businesses in NSW: 1. Food businesses that need to notify NSW Food Authority Note: This includes producers of olive products. Most...

29 Aug

Posted at 09:06h in OliveCare by

Welcome to Olive Wellness News. Our mission at the Olive Wellness Institute is to increase awareness of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and other olive products by gathering, sharing and promoting expert, credible and evidence-based information on their nutrition, health and wellness benefits. Enjoy! Olive Wellness Podcasts: A...

29 Aug

Posted at 07:55h in OliveCare by

Most Australian packaged foods including olive oil and other olive products are ‘priority foods’ for the purposes of CoOL labelling. Standard origin claims are used to communicate the location in which a food was grown, produced, made or packed. There are specific criteria that must be...

29 Aug

Posted at 07:39h in OliveCare by

Late frost is one of the most important weather-related hazards for the Australian olive industry. Frost symptoms include damaged fruit, tip burn, leaf curl, defoliation, limb die-back, bark splitting, lesions increase susceptibility to bacterial (olive knot) and fungal (anthracnose) infections, and promoting suckering on the...

29 Aug

Posted at 07:18h in OliveCare by

The following extract is taken from Producing Table Olives by Stan Kailis and David Harris (only available as an electronic book) pp237-239. https://ebooks.publish.csiro.au/content/producing-table-olives Tapenade is an olive paste popular around the Mediterranean region, especially in France, and now internationally. It is used as spreads and dips....

30 Jul

Posted at 06:05h in OliveCare by

Olive fruit fly is one of the most serious economic pests of olives, but fortunately not yet in Australia.  It doesn’t harm the tree but causes considerable damage to fruit quantity and quality. Apart from eating the olive fruit pulp, the larvae emerges to leave a...